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Co-solvent selection for supercritical fluid extraction of astaxanthin and other carotenoids from Penaeus monodon waste


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Radzali, Shazana Azfar and Baharin, Badlishah Sham and Othman, Rashidi and Markom, Masturah and Abdul Rahman, Russly (2014) Co-solvent selection for supercritical fluid extraction of astaxanthin and other carotenoids from Penaeus monodon waste. Journal of Oleo Science, 63 (8). pp. 769-777. ISSN 1345-8957; ESSN: 1347-3352

Abstract

In recent years, astaxanthin is claimed to have a 10 times higher antioxidant activity than that of other carotenoids such as lutein, zeaxanthin, canthaxanthin, and β-carotene; the antioxidant activity of astaxanthin is 100 times higher than that of α-tocopherol. Penaeus monodon (tiger shrimp) is the largest commercially available shrimp species and its waste is a rich source of carotenoids such as astaxanthin and its esters. The efficient and environment-friendly recovery of astaxanthins was accomplished by using a supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) technique. The effects of different co-solvents and their concentrations on the yield and composition of the extract were investigated. The following co-solvents were studied prior to the optimization of the SFE technique: ethanol, water, methanol, 50% (v/v) ethanol in water, 50% (v/v) methanol in water, 70% (v/v) ethanol in water, and 70% (v/v) methanol in water. The ethanol extract produced the highest carotenoid yield (84.02 ± 0.8 μg/g) dry weight (DW) with 97.1% recovery. The ethanol extract also produced the highest amount of the extracted astaxanthin complex (58.03 ± 0.1 μg/g DW) and the free astaxanthin content (12.25 ± 0.9 μg/g DW) in the extract. Lutein and β-carotene were the other carotenoids identified. Therefore, ethanol was chosen for further optimization studies.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Food Science and Technology
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.5650/jos.ess13184
Publisher: Japan Oil Chemists' Society
Keywords: Penaeus monodon; Astaxanthin; Carotenoids; SFE; HPLC
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 24 May 2015 10:08
Last Modified: 29 Oct 2015 07:45
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36919
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